Bertha, Me & My Uncle, Wave That Flag, Looks Like Rain, Tennessee Jed, Box Of Rain, You Ain't Woman Enough, Jack Straw, Row Jimmy, Beat It On Down The Line, Here Comes Sunshine, The Race is On, Loser, El Paso, China Cat Sunflower-> I Know You Rider, Playin' In The Band Greatest Story Ever Told, They Love Each Other, Mexicali Blues, Brown Eyed Women, Big River, Brokedown Palace, Me And Bobby McGee, Weather Report Suite Prelude-> Dark Star-> Eyes Of The World-> Wharf Rat-> Sugar Magnolia, Casey Jones
Notes
SBD> MR> ?> D> CD> SHN; shn EAC/ shn encoding/ edits by J. Cotsman, with thanks to Jeff Krakowka; see listening notes in info file
Reviewer:
JerBearMVY
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March 23, 2023 Subject:
St Stephen
"For all you St Stephen fans, we don't do that song anymore. The bitter truth," says Phil. "Yeah, we had to stop doing it because you liked it so much,"
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says Bobby.
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Franklin's Towel
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March 21, 2023 Subject:
Not bad
This is not the best show imo the Dark Star seems scattered and not really on point, hence the wild noise jam at the end of it to save face.....same w
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the Eyes, they just seem distracted. Pig passed away recently so it ok.
Reviewer:
c-freedom
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February 1, 2023 (edited)
Subject:
Just a drop of cold coffee..
This is my first trip overseas since Europe 90. I find myself on the Island of Bimini in the Bahama’s. We took the Ferry over from Ft. Lauderdale
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The sea was swells of white caps. I love the power of the Atlantic Ocean! //Bertha followed by me & my uncle Then wave the flag & we are rocking out of the gate. I watched the local T.V. here and they were recounting how in 1945 the locals rose up against both economic and racial oppression. Since this was and to this day still is a British Commonwealth- this meant challenging injustice under the crown. Rather than throwing off British rule like America did in 1776 the Bahama’s chose to used the parliamentary system to gain control over the very system that had once unjustly yoked them. Now I don’t want to paint a Utopian picture because the Alice Town part of Northern Bimini felt every bit as much like the South Bronx or Bed-Sty or the tougher parts of St. Pete. And who feels it knows it Lord… Nice looks like rain perfect spot for a ballad. JED- Rich man step on my poor head.. The haves and the have nots. We stayed Resort World- Hilton-The haves. Almost obscene how luxurious the place is. Especially compared to how the rest of the Island struggles to make ends meet. We were doing our best to be frugal. But prices were triple to five times what we had paid in the U.S. It would be good but naive to think that the Hilton is like Robin Hood taking from the rich and giving to the poor but I suspect from being on the streets of Alice Town that much wealth is drained from the Island. “Them belly full ..” Phil has plenty of vocal prowess in 1973 . Oh great place for the Box of Rain One of my favorite thing to do is to check out the local monuments and yes cemeteries A SHORT TIME TO BE THERE.. Great to have Donna sing her cover right after her backing up on BOX, Keith gets to do some key work while DJG goes for hers. Donna is somewhere between PIG in his later years and Brent in his early years. Pretty cool to watch her find her place in the music. Jack Straw in 1973 is pretty mellow it is almost like a tune that went for more jamming the more seasoned it got. (Kinda the opposite of FOTD.) ROW JIMMY ROW- Bob Marley has a nice following here and got a few nods from Rasta’s just knowing glances ONE LOVE. ouch on the St. Stephen quip by Phil. Great banter with audience. BIODTL-strange feeling being on an Island. The water is bluer here than any eyes I have ever seen. Keith does get in some great work on the keys Donna just ahead of Phil on the backing vocals. O.k. They are going for Here Comes Sunshine Hard to put into words how much I dig this tune. It wasn’t in the same kind of rotation as EYES (almost every night in 2nd set) [Plus EOTW always in heart of the show,] whereas SUNSHINE was played maybe every 3 or fourth night if they got around to it. Donna has a natural spot in the backing vocals and by the last chorus—it is all in.. Video killed the radio ⭐️ Race is on-heard this a few Kentucky derby days in the 80s but not as gritty without The feminine mystique. The winner loses all.. LOSER Tragedy tunes back to back El Paso-stacking up the tragedy tunes China-) Rider-with the feeling groovy transition Another 1973 highlight. Much credit to Phil on his vocals This is so tight. (Between this and Jack Straw And Cumberland really like when the boys trade off lead vocals.) [They did this many years later with tunes like THE WEIGHT & LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL] PITB-just another highlight during 73 shows This is a nicely rounded out first set. 2nd set-somebody help me out trying to review a 73 Show on an I-phone is like a marathon game of scrabble. Just gonna rock out 🎸 to Greatest Story Ever Told most powerful tombstone in Bimini: THE LORD IS MY LIGHT AND MY SALVATION WHOM SHALL I FEAR… Just general notes; They get everybody mellowed out with BROKEDOWN , ME & BOBBY Then they tune which yields WRS prelude. I wonder how many folks picked up on that Personally, I think it would have fit better with HCS because those opening Dark Star notes Remind me of science fiction hyperdrive be that as it may still bad ass to drop it under the Star 🌟 I guess one can see the foundation that is laid in 1973 but by the 80’s everything gets so condensed that to me I needed a two or three night run just to equal the material covered by one night in 1973. Wow the trippy jam after the Dark Star lyrics Is blowing my freaking mind. Bill should always be part of any great improv Drummer conversation. By 1974 they really got atonal with Ned. The transition into EYES is a thing of pure beauty. The vocals are slightly muddy But the jam is fluid Both front & back end. Cut in EYES probably a flip, Just mind boggling that this tune Is already so solid. If you saw them in 1972 you would know some of the older material but if you hadn’t seen them Since 1971 wow what a big change just two years would have brought. That Slipknot jam is right on. They wouldn’t get that out until 1975 So two tunes in last ballad slot Wharf Rat, China Doll And then add Stella And Black Peter I guess Morning Dew But that’s a ballad that needs A ballad to come down with. This Wharf Rat is so mellow Garcia is hard pressed to keep the lyrics behind The songs flow. I know Sugar Magnolia is lurking and I want to give thanks that the Almighty has blessed me with 💕 and laughter Throughout the years.. Really nice come down on that Wharf Rat. It would have been a challenge To get that to transition besides the faithful give the band much ❤️ Check out Phil singing in the Sugar Magnolia Then Bobby & Donna take it to the house. E) One more Riding that Train..
Reviewer:
GermanShepherd
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February 18, 2013 (edited)
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Full lineup
Nice sound here. I'm happy to see Wharf Rat back in the rotation. It just looks like they are doing every tune in their portfolio. Nice long concert
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- you were lucky to be at this concert! What's with Phil saying they don't do St. Stephen anymore at the end of Row Jimmy? Why would he scare people like that? Not funny! It'd be like telling me there was no Wharf Rat to be heard from this point on...I'd be sick. But damn, what happened to this Wharf Rat? Totally obliterated the Break section lyrics. Oh well, they can't all be 10's. Eyes of the World has the vocals a little too strong, but still a great version.
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March 21, 2011 Subject:
Bertha
I just love the Bertha openers in '73
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December 1, 2008 Subject:
some mix issues
Most of this recording suffers from some mix issues---low vocals, Bob being too loud, Jerry being too low. BUT...overall this is a fine performance
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worthy of your time. The entire tour of late winter/early spring ( I believe this date may be the Equinox) is really good. Dark Star's from ALL of '73 don't have superlatives evocative enough to explain how outstanding they were. Eye's of the World sounds as if it's been in rotation for years. The WRS Prelude seems to take a few seconds to get going, but is a great lead-up to DS. I'll give this 3 stars, but remember that this IS a show from '73---even a 2 Star show from '73 (do ANY exist?) is like a 5 Star show from '95.
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June 30, 2006 Subject:
Yo
Yo...this is an average show. The sound for a soundboard is not stellar, just average. The playing is average. There are better shows, and there are
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worse. These reviews are useless if everybody says that every show they listen to is simply the best Dead they have ever listened to. We need some discretion. The Dead had numerous off nights, and the majority of their shows are average or good. There are few exceptions and let's hope they are available here on archive.org
I smoked some boros down to the filter and was afraid to leave my seat while my eyelids played movies - This is HOT in a hot year. Very cool how they do
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the headfake on WRS and do not go into Let it Grow and straight into a great Dark Star - Thats the 2nd time from 1973 I have heard that.... Quality of this is great and nice to see folks comment on this that went to so much trouble to be at such a great show....
I am not even all the way through this show and it is smokin! The keys on Jack Straw are blowing my mind at this very moment. This show has very powerful
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energy, I hope second set is as good.
Reviewer:
lilrichwhiteboy
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April 22, 2005 (edited)
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This Is A Betty Cantor (BBD) Date !!!?
The usually bad SBD vocals mix isn't quite so bad this night. And the sound isn't quite as sterile as it usually is. But this is a Betty date? Supposedly,
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no other board recordings exist other than her's. Her March reels were damaged in storage years ago. I sure am curious what her version sounds like? Hmm. Listening to it right now. Is this a Betty Board incognito?
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February 2, 2005 Subject:
Not a bad way to start.
This was my first show. I hitchhiked with a friend of mine from Oneonta (Hartwick College) to Utica. What I recall most is that this was different than
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any other experience I'd ever had in life. Naturally, I'd seen other bands -- the Band, the Airplane, etc. but '73 GD was a whole 'nother world. The band seemed exceptionally high -- or maybe that was me. More likely, it was both. Nobody else was playing shows that were anywhere near as LONG as the Dead. The interplay among the musicians was astonishing. It was a journey. I'm glad I went on it. There's certainly nothing like it now.
The comments I made for the 22nd were directed at this show. Enjoyable, energetic listen. A one of a kind, classic show.
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September 6, 2004 (edited)
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Solid show
Great early 73' show. Phil sounds great on Box. Sunshine is great and Playin' 1st set highlights. 2nd set- Standard mind Blowin' ...great Dark Star!...water
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damage to original gives Eyes a bit of distorted vocals. Check out fall 73 tour...my new Fav.
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